which loft driver?

[sellers]

I'm thinking of buying a taylormade r7 quad, I borrowed one while in portugal and it felt great. Only problem is I'm thinking which loft? I generally hit all my shots quite high, would i be more suited to a 9.5 degree club? Also whats the difference between the quad and superquad?

 

[robbest3offthetee]

"super"

 

[Smiffy]

I generally hit all my shots quite high, would I be more suited to a 9.5 degree club?

A 9.5 loft driver takes a lot of confidence to hit well. I personally prefer a higher lofted club (to give me confidence) but will look for the right shaft to keep the ball lower. Hence I love Prolaunch Reds. My current driver is 11 degrees but fitted with a higher kickpoint shaft it has a really nice low trajectory and looks pretty good sat down behind the ball.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

What handicap do you play off Sellers? I think that more loft is always better and would personally never go below 10.5 unless I'd been custom fitted. I tried the I15 in 9.5 and it was a great club to hit and I handled it well but I was always a little worried about the lack of loft and I wasn't overly comfy as a result.

Another thing you might want to bear in mind is that a higher loft will give more carry which in the coming months when its wet may be a benefit as there won't be much run in the wet fairways

 

[Oddsocks]

But more loft will also The run on the ball and a higher flight will be more open to wind effect

 

[sellers]

I play to about 24, just need one more round to get my handicap. I have a proper swing and can strike the ball well, my fairway woods and mid irons are my let down. I hardly get any run with my driver with it going so high. Only other thing I would say is I sometimes have a slice about 2/10 shots. Can't afford to get a custom fit club just yet.

 

[Ethan]

Generally more loft is better, but the shaft has at least as as big an influence as the loft of the club, which is often wring anyway. If you have a suitable shaft in the club and hot a few balls on a launch monitor which show you get a workable flight, give it a go. But if the shaft is a bit on the stiff or low launch side, the combination is probably too much to handle.

Most pros these days use 9.5 degrees of loft and many use 10.5.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

My argument would be to get the mid irons in particular sorted before you look at the driver. If you can get close (certainly hitting the green) regularly from say 130 yards and in, there is less pressure on the driving anyway.

 

[RGDave]

Only a launch monitor can really tell you what's what with a driver. My personal theory is start with a mathematically sensible loft and then experiment from there. Everyone wants more distance, but if you ask me, it's better to have more loft than less.

I often hear people say..."I can get ten yard more off this compared to that" but how often is distance really a factor?

I played with a chap off 19 t'other day and he doesn't even bother to carry a driver. I, on the other hand, do and use it as much as possible.

It's best to find out your swing speed/launch angle and go from there. 9.5 degrees is not a lot unless you swing over 100mph or hit the ball particularly "on the up".

Once you've been on a L.M. you'll soon find out if you add loft. Once you know this, you'll be ready to go.

I was getting 14-15 degrees off a 10 degree. Off my slow swing (85-90mph) I now know that that figure needs to be up higher, hence my preference for lofts around 12 degrees.

In reply to your question, only you swing the club your way, so ignore how the shot looks, work out the best combination.